Music and Society have always been intimately related. Throughout the years‚ music has had the power to influence the behavior of individuals and societies. Music has been thought of as a very powerful medium within social groups because it can facilitate communication beyond strictly words. Music has multiple meanings which can promote the development of individual‚ cultural and national identities. Today‚ music has been criticized for corrupting youth. For example‚ Rap music has been blamed for
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Athena Witham Barbara Pincus‚ English 102 Protest Music Assignment March 13‚ 2012 Music is a form of art‚ and just as any piece of art‚ music sends a message. Too many people in many cultures‚ music is an important part of their way of life‚ it’s their way of expression. The Vietnam War influenced a generation of musicians and songwriters in both Vietnam and the United States. Bands were producing music about both anti-war and anti-communist to take a stand without going to war. The band Country
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be the characters in the songs and telling their stories. There was a time in elementary school‚ however‚ when I strayed from country music for a while. I started listening to pop music like all the other kids. It wasn’t until fifth grade that I was brought back to country music. My dad bought me Taylor Swift’s debut album and I was instantly hooked on her music. From then on‚ I started to listen to other country artists again and fell back in love with the genre. In December the next year‚ I attended
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Salsa Salsa! Music I can’t imagine myself living without. I grew up listening to salsa music and from a very young age I learned to love it. I remember growing up and on Saturday mornings my mother would put on her salsa CD’s as she cooked and cleaned and delegated chores to my sister and me. Salsa can be fast paced and danceable or a bit slow and more romantic. Salsa is a mix of afro-Caribbean beats or as best described a modern technique of performing Guaracha‚ Son Montuno and Cuban son. The
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ifetime is not enough for music.” These were the words of Sergei Rachmaninoff‚ a Russian composer and pianist who was very influential in the twentieth century. Sergei had a very accurate perception of music and he understood the significance that music has. For some people‚ music is the center of their lives and it is the foundation on how they live. Everybody knows what music is and they all have heard a form of it but most people underestimate the value and power music has in our everyday lives
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How does politics affect music makers and users? The connection between politics and music can sometimes be rather discreet‚ and a lot of songwriters today include many messages in their song lyrics which would appear subliminal until analysed. Political issues are expressed in music and I believe this is because music is one of the most effective ways to reach out to people‚ as not everyone watches the news or picks up a newspaper. Because popular musicians have such a large fan base and a
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result in hundreds of forms of music. The islands of Java‚ Sumatra‚ Bali and Flores have been documented and recorded in respect to music‚ because of the regions huge size scholars are still studying other islands. The largest ethnic group is the Javanese; because of this the most popular form of Indonesian music is gamelan. Gamelan is an ensemble of percussion instruments including metallophones‚ drums‚ and gongs. Rhythm is defined as how the sounds and silences of music are organized in time. Gamelan
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Music Essay Music is a form of art. It tells a story‚ affects people mentally and physically; inspires many. No one tells how music should be. Music is a from a expresion. Where boundaries are unheard of. As you were younger the words of a song meant nothing to you. All take matter was if it had a catchy beat you could move it. Once you started to grow up you started to understand what the songs meant. Not just the lyrics but how the artist put their own emotion in. “He knows that but he’s
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1020 7 February‚ 2013 Music Therapy: Annotated Bibliography Blackwell‚ Wiley. "Music Reduces Anxiety in Cancer Patients." Science Daily‚ 10 Aug. 2011. Web. 20 Feb‚2013. The researchers of the Department of Creative Art at Drexel University in Philadelphia‚ analyzed data from 1‚891 patients taking part in 30 trails who were offered music or music therapy sessions. Researchers are trying to figure out if patients listening to pre-recorded music or patients working with music therapists will have
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Reflective Essay #5 I value everything about music. I believe that it promotes many good things‚ including creativity and cooperation‚ and it encourages and helps build friendship. I believe that there is one thing that it does that is most important‚ however. It helps to build confidence. Confidence is a huge factor in a person’s life‚ and it usually starts as a child. It helps them to make friends‚ and to feel good about themselves. Involvement in music helps to start building self-confidence in
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